Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-06
Politencss OF the Jnpaueae.

The petty tradesmen whose shop You enter
carries on the process for about two minutes
before he can be induced to begin business;
the rickshaw coolie to whom you paw a mere
trife for toilsorne drive stands at the rail
way station, dripping from heat, hopping
and bowling, until, if yon be a new conner,
You rush away IN coRvulsions of laughter.
On leaving the hotel, distributed back
sheesh through the landlord to the various
employees. One after another they came
trooping up, smiling, and Topping down on
the floor, humping their heads repeatedly
against the ground. muu1hling their graft
tuds; while as for begsars-who, by the way,
are not numsrous-they sprawl on the earth,
and in an extremity of self abasement lite
rally rub thoir heads in the dirt
Again, on arriving at a tea house, the land
lady FIRST brings in tea, which she delivers
crouehing On the door, and then the entire
family come in in succession, and kneeling at
your feet, 60 through the process of humping
their foreheads
Nor is the bowling restricted to Interiors or
TO the lower classes. Many a time have I
watched tho ceremonial Of two friends from
among the upper orders, parting in the
street. Backward ana forward they s,ray
their bodies at right angles, as if they worked
on pivots, until one wonders when they viii
cease. Over at last, / think Not bit Of it.
They separate for q few PAGES, aud then, as
if . sudden omission had struck them, they
rush back and go through the whole ridicu-
lous business again-Japan letter.
Night in constantinspIe.
The first thing that strikes one about Con-
stantinople is the quantity OF windows. Tho
houses seem nothing but window frames.
Where We should think room we'll lighted
with two or three windows, there will be siK
In row and no space in the wall between.
The second popularity, one for which the
traveller is prepared, is the multitude of dogs
As one walks through Gslata, the seaport Of
the European division of the city, tho dogs
are lying in the streets by the dozens They
are Of 3 wolfish breed, and nocturnal in their
habits In the day time they lie and doEe.
never taking any notice Of pedestrians, who
are obliged 10 walk around them as best they
may AT night they are said so wake I'D and
be 50 savage as to render it dangerous 70 pass
them They have fierce fights with each
ether also, and hardly . night passes that one
does not hear a.violeat bowling and barking
from the quarters where they mostly cengre-
gate.
Ones slumbers are - often disturbed by
alarms Of FIRE. The old part of CONSTANT
ncple is built entirely OF wood, and 6res are
more frequent here than in any other known
place. The Europeans consider the Turks as
tremendous thieves and capable OF all iniq-
uity, and suppose the Turkish police i, H.
sufficient Of inefficient to protect the Euro
pean quarter by night, for in Pera the owners
Of every two or three houses club together
and hire a Waterman, who all night long
walks up and down . very limited beat,
pounding with his stick upon the pavement
probably in order that if there should be a
burglar in the neighborhood he may be
warned Of his adversary's approach and have
time to escape. 1t is almost impossible to &C
custom ones self TO this continuous shump.
thun,p upon the stones. Light s,eepers have
hard time Of it in Constsptinople. Cor. |
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